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IT’S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

I cannot believe summer school has come to an end!!! It FLEW by. I think back to the days when I was so excited to squeeze in a 30 minute workout in the afternoon before chemistry, and the labs that went until 9pm where I was so frustrated with my Chem professor that I was in tears. It was only a few weeks ago but it feels like its been months. I’m so excited to resume romantic weeknight dinners with the husband (I’ve been in night class since May!) and to be able to spend my full time at the gym and be able to relax on the weekends instead of studying all Saturday long. Technically I have one more Chem class (Monday) but I’m all done with my work and tests this afternoon.

Workout

I’m in a hurry this morning – I got up and went to the gym (solo today – somebody was too sleepy!) Way to end my schedule with a bang I think I only missed 2-3 workouts due to being busy this whole time. Today was 30 minutes on the Stairmaster, 10 on the ET and a set of push-ups and abs.

20 oz Bowl of Oatmeal

I made a fabuloussmoothie last night and tried to make it exactly 20 oz – perfect fit!

1/3 cup portion of prepared banana oatmeal

About 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt

1/2 cup plus splash of skim milk

Small handful blackberries

San Francisco Readers

If any of you are interested in joining me for dinner or drinks on Wednesday night, July 16th , send me an email and I’ll start a mass email to coordinate 🙂 [email protected]

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Yay Kath! Congrats about summer school ending! I’m sure it will be awesome to resume a more normal schedule! Have a great last day!! Your smoothie looks nice and refreshing on this hot morning…though my breakfast was pretty SPECTACULAR today …. 😉

Oh my gosh, yay!!! I am so impressed that you made it through intact! You’re inspiring in more ways than one. I think it’s one of the best feelings to work your tush off in school and then be rewarded with a vacation.

Have you ever heard of the book, “Eat to Live”? I know you’re not into diets (I’m not either) but the book is incredibly interesting in its discussion of how food impacts our disease risk. The doctor who wrote it has gotten thousands of his patients totally off their diabetes and heart meds. It’s also convinced me to include waaaaay more fruit and veg in my diet!

omg. CONGRATS ON YOUR LAST DAY! what a breath of fresh air. you deserve it girl. have a slightly larger pour of good wine tonight! 🙂

wish you were coming to LA sometime- would love to share a cocktail. make sure you check out pinkberry frozen yogurt while you’re in san fran. would be interested what you have to say about it. I’m clinically obsessed with it. congrats! congrats! congrats! job well done.

Yeah! Congratulations- I have only been following your blog as of recently and have seen how well you get keep everything in our life well balanced an still maintain a healthy life style. Good luck on your final tasks!

Kath – CONGRATULATIONS. That is so awesome. It must feel so fantastic to be done!! Thanks for sharing with us how you kept so organized and healthy despite your insane schedule. You are SUCH an inspiration 😀

I’m pretty excited about school-related stuff right now too, ’cause I just got back my results for the two AP Courses I took last year in my senior year of high school and I passed both of them! So yay for doing well in school hehe 🙂 🙂

I so wish I lived in San Fran! I’m up in northern Cali now. But have a great time visiting the west coast – can’t wait to read about it!!

Congrats! You probably have a ton of ideas for San Francisco. I was born and raised here, so I thought I’d throw in my unsolicited foodie recommendations for the Ferry Plaza Market – lots of gourmet food shops/bakeries/local cheeseries(?). And Tartine in the Mission for dessert. Not too original I know, but there’s a reason everyone raves about them. If you’re more adventurous, head to the Japan Center for shopping/eating, at Fillmore & Geary. It’s my favorite place to take visitors.

this comment was left on my blog and im kinda creeped my out, the last time i got a comment like this i deleted my blog, but this time i dont want to because its helping me, but now im offically scared!

I am also a 15 year old vegan. We are alike except for the part where I am a guy and you are a girl. It’s hard to find a 15 year old vegan to date. Would you want to go out sometime? I live in Plano, Texas. What is your address?

You mentioned that you felt like you were eating more lately… Did you hop on the scale to see where things stand and/or start counting calories again, or are you trying to do it all by how you feel and how your clothes fit?

My husband and I have both used South Beach as a “kickstart” device and were very pleased with the results. Phase 1 was always a great cravings buster for me, and my husband, who had a bit more weight to lose than I did, lost almost 10 pounds the first two weeks. (Life is not fair.) If you do go with South Beach, eat LOTS of veggies and beans on Phase 1 and eat ALL of the snacks the book recommends. If your body starts to feel unhappy, switch to Phase 2.

I’ve transitioned away from using the diet rules and toward just eating a diet of whole foods that feels good to my body, but I still find that eating lower glycemic index foods with low saturated fat content is helpful with managing my appetite and weight.

My email address is listed on my blog…feel free to email me if you have questions.

Kath–congrats on being done and on keeping up with your workout schedule so well! I always slack off with exercise during finals.

sp,
sorry I missed your comment the other day!! I’m starting law school this august and getting married next summer ’09 so I’ll have some time to adjust before! haha! any tips or advice for school or balancing law school and marriage? thanks!
Mel

MH–I’m a married law student, too. My best advice is to work your butt off during the mornings and afternoons and try not to bring work home with you unless you have to. Always eat dinner together. If you manage your time well and focus, law school can usually be treated like an 8 to 5 job. The temptation will be to let school eat your life. But having a life is important, and don’t let your scary gunner classmates convince you otherwise. 🙂

Justy2003,
Yes, torture 🙂 We’re getting back lots of old tests and stuff – and some of the class is taking the 5th optional test (I’m choosing to drop that one since my other grades aren’t bad).

Kate ,
Sounds like a cool book! Now that I have some time on my hands, I’ll have to go to B&N and check it out.

krisT ,
I’m not a fan of South Beach at all. It deprives your body of what it runs on: carbohydrates. If you just focus on whole foods, you can eat whatever food groups you want. Perhaps give calorie counting a try if it suits you to check that you’re not eating too much for weight loss. And get as much exercise as you can!

Christy G,
Hi!! We need to get together – the move is coming up and I owe you your textbooks!

BethT ,
I had some brand of yogurt with grains it in once (forgot the kind). It was good, but not as good as plain yogurt with a full cup of cereal in it for the same calories 🙂

Liz ,
Mine does that occasionally when I’m warming up and it hasn’t gotten a good connection to my sweaty chest yet! If it consistently does it, send it back to the manufacturer.

pepper ,
Thanks for the recs!

Foodexplorer ,
I know I was eating more because I was there when I ate more! But in terms of keeping track, I can basically look at my stomach and tell if I’ve gained a little or not. It’s all about my belly button, weird I know. I think I’ve recovered now though. It could have just been water weight, but since I knew I was snacking more, I had to assume it was real weight so as not to put on more.

My husband and I are vacationing in SF right now.
We are from Los Angeles. Make sure you try MILLENIUM (gourmet vegan), Herbivore (vegan) and the Ferry Building. We so love SF. Hope you have as much fun as we have been having.